MPU-6515 SoC Features Hardware Acceleration for Low-Power, Always-on
Location and Contextual Awareness Eliminating the Need for a Sensor Hub

October 31, 2013 02:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--InvenSense,
Inc. (NYSE:INVN), the leading provider of MotionTracking™system on chip devices, announced the 6-axis MPU-6515 MEMS SoC and
corresponding MotionApps™ software platform optimized to
support key new functions introduced in Android KitKat. The MPU-6515
incorporates an enhanced version of InvenSense’s patented Digital Motion
Processor™ (DMP) to offload complex motion protocols and
algorithms from the Application Processor (AP) as required by Android
KitKat for low power inertial location tracking and contextual
awareness. At 3x3x0.9mm, the MPU-6515’s integrated Gyroscope,
Accelerometer and DMP is targeted for next-generation wearables,
smartphones and tablets that run the Android 4.4 operating system.

Android 4.4 defines several new sensor functions including Significant
Motion Interrupt, Pedometer, Step Event and Event Batching. The MPU-6515
performs these functions on-chip, only waking the Application Processor
when critical motion events require attention from other parts of the
system. Beyond significantly lowering power consumption for always-on
location and context tracking applications, MPU-6515 reduces system cost
and complexity by connecting directly with the Application Processor,
thus eliminating the need for additional motion processing ICs within
the Android 4.4 operating system.

“The MPU-6515 MEMS SoC is designed to offload the complex protocol
processing and event filtering necessary for the new sensor functions in
Android KitKat,” said Ali Foughi, Vice President of Marketing and
Business Development at InvenSense. “InvenSense is singularly positioned
to enable this market with our fully integrated sensor SoC platforms
while our competitors must use a separate microcontroller to process the
new Android Kit Kat features, increasing OEM system cost, power
consumption and overall board footprint.”

Footprint and pin compatible with the InvenSense MPU-6500, existing
smartphone and tablet designs running Android Jelly Bean can be easily
upgraded to the MPU-6515 and associated MotionApps™ software
for Android KitKat. The MPU-6515 is currently in production and can be
found in the first Android flagship devices running Android Kit Kat. For
additional information and data sheets, please visit www.invensense.com
or contact InvenSense Sales at sales@invensense.com.

About InvenSense

InvenSense Inc. (NYSE: INVN) is the world’s leading provider of MotionTracking™ solutions
for consumer electronic devices. The company’s patented InvenSense Fabrication
Platform and patent-pending MotionFusion™ technology
address the emerging needs of many mass-market consumer applications via
improved performance, accuracy, and intuitive motion- and gesture-based
interfaces. InvenSense technology can be found in consumer electronic
products including smartphones, tablets, gaming devices, optical image
stabilization, and remote controls for Smart TVs. The company’s
MotionTracking products are also being integrated into a number of
industrial applications. InvenSense is headquartered in San Jose,
California and has offices in China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, and Dubai.
More information can be found at www.invensense.com.